Are You a Carer?

Greenway Community Practice is keen to identify and support our patients who are Carers. Even if you are caring for someone who is not registered with this Practice we would still like to offer you support. 

Carers are people who, without payment, provide help and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who cannot manage on their own due to physical or mental illness, disability, substance misuse or frailty brought on by old age.

Caring roles can include administering medication, lifting and handling, personal or emotional care. Carers should not be confused with paid care workers, care assistants or with volunteer care workers.

Local Support

Adult Carers

An adult carer is anyone who is over 18 who provides a caring role as stated above.

A parent carer is someone over the age of 18 who has parental responsibility for a disabled child and also provides care for them. A non-parent carer is someone over the age of 18 who provides care for a disabled child, however they do not have parental responsibility (e.g. a grandparent)

Carers Emergency Card

A carer should carry a Carer’s Emergency card, this can be used in an emergency to access help for the person you care for.

For more details please see the Bristol City Council webite

Younger Carers

A “Young Carer” is defined as a person under the age of 18, who carries out significant caring tasks and by so doing, shoulders a level of responsibility for another person which is inappropriate for their age.

If you think you are a Carer please let your GP; Practice Nurse;  Care Navigator or Carla Westcott the Community Liaison.

Carers' Support Centre

Provides support, information and advice to carers of any age living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Carers Line: 0117 965 2200

Visit the Carers' Support Centre website

Well Aware

Well aware provides information on health, well being and community resources.

Call: 0808 808 5252

Visit the Well Aware website

Bristol City Council Health and Social Care

Care direct provides information, advice, carers assessments and may deliver care and support services.

Care Direct: 0117 922 2700

Visit the Bristol City Council website

National Support

Carers UK

Caring will affect us all at some point in our lives. With your help, they can be there for the 6,000 people who start looking after someone each day.

Visit the Carers UK website

Carers Trust

Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. They work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. Their vision is that unpaid carers count and can access the help they need to live their lives.

Visit the Carers Trust website